"Mingda, do you agree to this marriage?" Xiao Ran did not answer Li Shimin, but asked the little princess instead.
"I don't agree~" The little princess hugged Xiao Ran, "Little Bag is my friend~"
"Uncle, you saw that Mingda disagreed, so I don't agree either."
Li Shimin was speechless for a while.
Xiao Ran picked up the corn and said, "Mingda, this is actually not bad, it tastes good."
"Yeah~" The little princess had never eaten corn before.
The little princess stretched out her hand, picked up a kernel of corn and put it in her mouth, "Wow~ so good~"
After the little princess finished eating, she picked up a pill, not to eat it herself, but to give it to Xiao Ran.
"Little Bag Junni also seven ducks~"
"Okay!"
Li Lizhi picked up one and tasted it, "This one is different and delicious too."
Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun also picked up half and tasted it.
"It's really good...this one is delicious too." Li Shimin nodded.
"Uncle, the yield of corn is lower, but it can be used as the staple food. The yield of sweet potato is high, but it is not the staple food." Xiao Ran pointed to the corn.
"Brother, sweet potatoes are so delicious, why not?" Princess Yuzhang said to Sister Li.
"Mmm~sweet~so good~so fragrant~"
"The nutrition is unbalanced. Although sweet potatoes contain carbohydrates, dietary fiber and a certain amount of vitamins and minerals, their protein, fat and other nutrients are relatively low and may not provide enough nutrition to meet the needs of the human body."
Li Shimin frowned. He heard every word clearly, but he didn't quite understand them when they were put together.
The reactions of others were similar to Li Shimin's.
"You can eat rice and corn all the time, but not this." Xiao Ran said directly.
"Sweet potatoes have a relatively short storage period and are prone to rotting or spoiling, making them difficult to preserve for long periods of time. Corn, rice, wheat, and other crops, on the other hand, can be preserved for long periods of time, ensuring a stable food supply."
Li Shimin looked at the sweet potatoes and said, "They're not easy to store...but this yield is enough to make up for the shortfall."
The yield in this era is really too low, and the yield of sweet potatoes can make up for other deficiencies.
It tastes really good.
The Tang Dynasty was different from the 21st century. Starving to death was not a rare thing in the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the problem of nutritional imbalance can actually be ignored in the Tang Dynasty.
I'm almost starving to death, eating tree bark and grass roots, so who would worry about unbalanced nutrition?
So this problem was not a problem in the Tang Dynasty.
But the problem of inconvenient storage is indeed a headache.
"This amount of moisture is destined to make this kind of thing rot easily. The cellar can be a little better, but not much."
Xiao Ran also talked about the storage method.
"Okay, okay... this is great. If it can't be stored, then eat it early and you can eat as much as you want." Li Shimin also knew that many people often don't have enough to eat.
The high yield of sweet potatoes can make up for this problem.
"It doesn't matter if it can't be the staple food, as long as it can fill my stomach." Li Shimin was already very satisfied.
"Brother, how is the corn yield? This one is delicious too." Princess Yuzhang ate with relish.
"Here, the yield per mu is about 1,000 to 1,400 kilograms, and the good ones can be around 2,000 kilograms."
"Ten shi... This is not low either. It is much higher than the current grain amount in the Tang Dynasty." Empress Changsun nodded.
"It's mainly easy to store and can be used as a staple food, which sweet potatoes can't compare to."
"Okay, okay, this is also good stuff." Li Shimin held a sweet potato in one hand and corn in the other. "From now on...from now on, the people of the Tang Dynasty should rarely go hungry."
"Hahaha..."
"Don't worry, uncle, there's this!" Xiao Ran picked up the potato, "This tastes pretty good too."
"It's not as sweet as sweet potatoes!" Li Lizhi took a bite. "The taste is different, and it's quite good."
"How is the yield per mu?" Li Shimin pointed at the potatoes. What Li Shimin cared about was the yield per mu.
"Generally speaking, a yield of 30 to 50 dan per mu is no problem. Good yields can reach 80 dan, or even 100 dan. Datang certainly can't achieve these, but it's still very high, about the same as sweet potatoes."
"Is this also this high?" Li Shimin put down the corn and picked up the potato. "Why is it so scary?"
"Potatoes can be a staple food. Although they don't store as well as corn or rice, they can be eaten in a variety of ways. You can steam, boil, fry, or bake them... You can easily get tired of sweet potatoes, so this is much better."
"Okay, okay..." Li Shimin was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
Several crops brought great shock.
"Next spring, prepare some more seeds for me. I will try them in the Tang Dynasty first."
"That's no problem." These things are not expensive.
"You really gave me a big surprise." Li Shimin took out a box from his arms, "This is for you!"
"What?" Xiao Ran took the box and thought it looked very nice.
Xiao Ran opened the rectangular box and saw something like paper inside.
"Don't you want to see the Lanting Preface? This is it!"
"Click!" Xiao Ran closed it suddenly. "Lanting Preface???"
If you accidentally break this thing, you will be a real sinner.
Xiao Ran suddenly lost his composure.
"Yes, a genuine copy of the Lanting Preface, sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes in exchange for the Lanting Preface. I don't know what else to give you."
"Let me see, didn't my uncle agree on this before?"
"I said I would show it to you before, and now it's yours!" Li Shimin held the potatoes and sweet potatoes without feeling sorry.
The sadness of losing the Lanting Preface was dispelled by the joy of getting sweet potatoes.
"Uncle, really? You really gave it to me?" Xiao Ran couldn't believe it. This thing was lost in history, and the last record was in the hands of Li Shimin.
Many people in later generations believed that he was buried in Li Shimin's tomb.
Li Shimin must have liked it very much.
"Your Majesty, don't joke! How can I lie?"
"This..." Xiao Ran thought it was too valuable. "Uncle, don't you really want the Lanting Preface?"
"It's true that I cherish the Lanting Preface, but I am also the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Compared to ensuring that the people of the world have enough food to eat, I can actually give up the Lanting Preface. I won't lose anything."
After hearing what Li Shimin said, Xiao Ran felt a little guilty.
"I'll just take a look at it, otherwise you should keep it, uncle!" Xiao Ran said, "I don't understand calligraphy, and I can't appreciate it. I don't think this thing is beautiful."
"Have you read Lanting Preface?" Li Shimin frowned.
"I've seen the copied photos..."
It's in the textbook, but I don't find it amazing or amazing. I don't get it at all.
This is something written by the Saint of Calligraphy, and ordinary people cannot appreciate it.
"You really don't want it?" Li Shimin was reluctant.
"I'll just take a look."
Xiao Ran said that he was embarrassed to ask for it, but he held her tightly. Although he said no with his mouth, his body was very honest.
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